Property & Conveyancing
Planning lawyers help with development applications, council appeals and environmental law.
They advise developers, landowners and objectors on approvals, conditions and appeals, and act in environmental prosecutions and land valuation matters.
Planning decisions shape what can be built and where. Appeals and objections have strict timeframes.
Planning is controlled by state legislation and local councils, with specialist courts or tribunals such as the NSW Land and Environment Court and VCAT's planning list. Federal approval is required for matters of national environmental significance.
Planning & Environment firms in the directory
1,182 firms
Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
John Daniel Adams provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Warwick, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Lilley , Spanner & Stacey provides legal services in Warwick, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Newstead, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Macpherson Family Law provides legal services in Newstead, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Dandenong, VIC · South East Melbourne
Phoenix Conveyancing Victoria provides conveyancing services in Dandenong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Armidale, NSW · New England & North West
Reynolds and Reynolds Legal Services Pty Ltd provides legal services in Armidale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Agribusiness & Rural Law, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Aden Lawyers provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Building & Construction and Business & Commercial Law.
Bakery Hill, VIC · Ballarat & Central Highlands
Eureka Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Bakery Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Skilled & Business Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Railway Estate, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Turnbull Cameron provides legal services in Railway Estate, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Asquith Legal provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Probate & Estate Administration.
Busselton, WA · South West
Cape to Cape Lawyers Busselton office provides legal services in Busselton, WA. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Maryville, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Lyn Johnston Conveyancing provides legal services in Maryville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Mansfield, VIC · Hume & North East
Mal Ryan & Glen Lawyers and Conveyancers provides legal services in Mansfield, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat & Central Highlands
Ballarat Lawyers provides legal services in Ballarat Central, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Echuca, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
Cosgriff Lawyers provides legal services in Echuca, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Employment Law.
Ballarat Central, VIC · Ballarat & Central Highlands
David Eldridge - Lawyer provides legal services in Ballarat Central, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Moorooka, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
Mitchells Solicitors provides legal services in Moorooka, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Probate & Estate Administration.
Port Macquarie, NSW · Mid North Coast
Searson Shannon & Co. Pty Ltd provides legal services in Port Macquarie, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
Beck Legal provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Ipswich, QLD · Ipswich
Bushnell & Power Lawyers provides legal services in Ipswich, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Immigration & Visas.
Proserpine, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
Crosby Brosnan & Creen provides legal services in Proserpine, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Muir Lawyers provides legal services in Nerang, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Nagambie, VIC · Hume & North East
TBA Law provides legal services in Nagambie, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
Chan Lawyers provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Wodonga, VIC · Hume & North East
Harris Lieberman Solicitors provides legal services in Wodonga, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Understand the next step
Provide the property address, proposed use and any council or agency decision. Planning advice should identify the actual application, approval or enforcement issue rather than assume all land can be used the same way.
Ask about applicable objection or review dates before relying on informal discussions.
Provide the address, parties and current contract or notice. Explain whether anything has been signed and identify every agreed date.
Ask which terms, searches and ownership questions will be reviewed. Explain finance, proposed use and any linked transaction.
Agree who communicates with agents, lenders and the other side. Confirm how documents are approved and what happens if the matter is delayed or disputed.
Separate legal fees from searches, registration, taxes and third-party expenses. Complex ownership, negotiations or a dispute may fall outside an advertised conveyancing price.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Seek review before signing where possible. Ask about the actual dates in your documents; cooling-off and completion arrangements differ across states and transactions.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Usually, yes, to the state planning court or tribunal, within strict time limits.
For a straightforward residential purchase or sale, a licensed conveyancer is usually enough. Use a solicitor if the property is unusual, the contract has non-standard terms, or there is a dispute or estate involved.
Before you sign or bid at auction. Once contracts are exchanged or you've bought at auction, your ability to withdraw is limited.
